I've discovered what motivates me to write with passion. I enjoy collaborative writing. I take time daily to write poems inspired by the...

Teaching kids to set the table is a clever way to delegate getting a meal ready in time as a team. Some days you might not feel inspired...

My son liberated one of my favorite pieces of wall art from the trash can of his art class. When he saw I loved it, he gave it to me....

Yes, I think reading and writing cursive matters for the past, present, and future. I am a southpaw. Watch the way most lefties hold a...

Today, I'm sharing possible strategies to help you reach those who are reluctant, pained, or seemingly closed to talking about their...

Can you tell titles are a challenge for me? Well, I have a better challenge for you - one that helps me conserve water. I'd like to share...

My son Ben shared this elegant repurposing trick for his watercolor paintings. Paper is a precious resource. Especially the expensive...

Dusting! A curious word to be sure. It’s a study in contradiction. In the kitchen, it might mean the flour you sprinkle on a surface to...

I chose an unusual approach to create, compile, and edit a small-town's history. The book focused primarily on the period of the 1930s to...

My son Ben gets credit for this project suggestion in our family. He asked us to draw from memory the rooms of an old home, grandparents'...

So today I decided to analyze and rethink a junk drawer in my home. Perhaps this is a silver lining in the pandemic for me. As I look in...

Do you harbor an inner voice like me that on some level scorns people who post selfies? I'm learning to recognize that voice and then set...

I want to share a practice with you that helped me cope and heal this year. I take a walk around my neighborhood, ready to take a picture...

I know as a child I asked many questions. My parents realized wisely that I wasn't looking for answers many times. I wanted to be led in...

Now that I'm nearing 50, I can say I am definitely happy that I am a homemaker. I've spent years feeling shame around that title. But the...

I say this with love because I wrote this for myself. I don't try to ask of others what I wouldn't ask of myself. Why did I say this? In...

Online writing woes. Is it real for you? I'd like to share what I've noticed during the time I've been on several social media platforms...

Until today, I enjoyed the comfort of the structure of 5-7-5 lines with a total of 17 syllables. But I'm learning that 5-7-5 and 17...

In 2015, my grandmother died at the age of 102 years. I wanted to write a memorial that would honor her in a personal way. I found it was...

You might immediately jump to holidays. But you don't have to stop there. Think of minutia and the everyday chores or activities too. I...